JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville woman who punched a Florida Highway Patrol trooper during an immigration enforcement operation was sentenced Wednesday to 15 months in prison, after a hearing that included an apology from the defendant and emotional appeals from her family.
Jennifer Cruz, 41, will also serve two years of supervised release.
The sentencing brought sharply different accounts of the lasting impact of the confrontation: Trooper Jessica Manganaro describing injuries that continue to affect her daily life, and relatives asking the judge to consider the mother and provider they know…